4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
11.2 fl oz (thanks to Jessica). This was a great choice! Mellow notes on the aroma, yet very pleasant. Nutty German cookies is what comes to mind. Also, some caramel, light citrus, earthy grass, buttered rolls, and a light herbal spice. A gorgeous beer as well. Huge creamy ivory colored head, nice retention and lacing, a cloudy, mostly opaque, fiery copper colored body. With the taste, a medium full feel, quite smooth and buttery with just enough crisp punch. A zesty grass permeates through out and lingers nicely past the finish with nice cookie malts to balance it out. Also, light citrus, caramel, and lightly nutty cereal grains. Overall, a very drinkable beer, that I feel would work great at anytime of the year, not just the two dates described. Would definitely be a go to beer if in Germany and it were available year round.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
11.2 oz bottle. Pours murky copper brown in color with a thin white head, leaving lots of lace. Aroma is complex, lots of fruit, tobacco, and grassy hops. This beer is very malty, medium body, nice citrus note, and a smooth malty, sweet finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle - hazy brownish beer with a thin off-white head. Nice hops aroma. Reminds on IPA. Some grapefruit. Flavour is bitter, some sourness. Not like a "modern" Alt. Lively carbonation.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 7, 2010 Bottle. Complex and highly drinkable masterpiece! The aroma has got some overpowering malts, and also more hops than i would have expected. Complex taste of dark, dark syrup and mighty mighty malt. The aftertaste has got some citrus hops and a smoked malt bitterness. Well balanced and smooth.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
[bottle from Bierkompass.de]
Potent caramel toffee aroma with some brown sugar and significant grapefruit hops. Hazy dark bronze covered by a thin, off-white sheet. Spicy caramel flavour with some pleasant sourness and strong bitterness that is in good balance with the sugary caramel/toffee. Notes of bitter grapefruit and dried fruit. Medium body, moderate carbonation, moderately bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
11.2 oz bottle pours a dark, rich tobacco brown with a good bit of retaining off white head. Aroma of bready malts, floral sweetness, earthy (almost metallic), dash of spice. Light taste profile with bready sweet malts. Very herby through the middle to the finish with a dash of lasting honey sweetness. Pretty earthy overall with a vague presence of cinnamon. Light fizzy mouthfeel with a medium level of carbonation; light to medium body. Interesting herbal and spicy brew. Not bad.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Knightly Spirits. Pours two thumbnails of off-white head with semi-rapid dissipation. Aroma of cola and biscuity malts. More cola, breads and wheat in the flavor. Thin body and medium carbonation. A bit lacking in flavor.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
11.2 fl oz swing top bottle purchased at Lukas in Kansas City, Missouri. Bottled on 10.08 code 09.09. Opens with a pop. Pour is hazed orange copper brown with a lasting three inch creamy off white head. Head falls eventually with thick foamy lacing. Aroma of fresh grass, herbal hay and slight lemon citrus element. Under that is an almost minty grain element. The freshness of the nose really surprised me; given the age of this bottle(perhaps I am just misreading the bottled on, perhaps this is August 10th, not October 2008) I was expecting something a bit duller. Taste is clean grain biscuit sweet malt up front, followed quickly by the grass hay herbal and citrus of the nose. The finish has some nice yeast character to it, showing some clove and spice. Palate is medium, with active carbonation. Really satisfying and easy to drink.
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